Lego Announces 12 Smart Play Pokémon Sets
Until now, Smart Play sets have exclusively been Star Wars-themed.
Lego is bringing its smart tech to a non-Star Wars product line for the first time, with a series of Pokémon sets coming later this summer. There are 12 sets in total, all of them Smart Play-enabled in some way.
To date, Lego's collaboration with Pokémon has been focused on nostalgic builds for long-term fans in its 18+ demographic, but the new Smart Play lineup is very much a play for the younger audience, much like the extremely successful modular Mario range. The cheapest of these costs just $15.
The most expensive options are the two all-in-one sets, which include at least one Smart Brick, a charger and Smart Tags that tell the brick how it should behave. The $120 Lego Pokémon Smart Play: Charizard vs. Jolteon Ultimate Battle set features an 18cm Charizard figure and a 12cm...
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